10 Days 9 Nights Kenya And Tanzania Combined Safari

Day 1 : Nairobi – Drive To Masai Mara Game Reserve

Breakfast will be served at the lodge followed by check out. Depart by road to the bottom of the Great Rift Valley and the iconic savannah wilderness alive with Masai people and wildlife living together to the famous Masai Mara Game Reserve.

Arrive at the camp in time for lunch the followed by some leisure hours for a siesta/ swim. Later depart for an afternoon Game drive. The Masai Mara Game Reserve is characterized with vast acacia-dotted plains cut by ox-bow lakes, spectacular escarpments where move ‘Out of Africa’ was acted.

The animals of the Masai Mara are the star of the show, providing drama and intrigue against a backdrop of spectacular scenery. You might notice a Masai Moran standing on one foot herding hundreds of cow or shepherding goats and sheep holding a single stick or a spear, that’s their way of living.

Meal Plan {Lunch and Dinner}

Overnight at the Mara Eco Camp or Enkorok Luxury Tented Camp

• Main destination: Maasai Mara National Reserve
• Accommodation: Mara Eco Camp or Enkorok Luxury Tented Camp or similar
• Meals & drinks: Lunch and dinner included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2 : Explore The Masai Mara Game Reserve

This full day in the Masai Mara Game Reserve will be spared for the search of the big cats of the Masai Mara and the spectacular view of the famous migration.

During game viewing remember to keep a sharp lookout, you may witness a dramatic hunt; a solitary leopard retrieving its kill from the high branches of an acacia tree or a herd of elephants protecting their young from predators.

The Mara is one of the richest wildlife spectacular scenery for the annual migration, the Masai Mara wildebeest migration is no considered to be one of the wonders of the world, especially as they cross the Mara River.

The reserve is also regarded as the most spectacular wildlife viewing area in Kenya with over 95 species of mammals and over 400 species of birds. Game viewing is never dull in the Mara and patience is rewarded with unique sightings, such as a pride of lion stalking prey. All meals will be served at the camp.

• Main destination: Maasai Mara National Reserve
• Accommodation: Mara Eco Camp or Enkorok Luxury Tented Camp or similar
• Meals & drinks: All Meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3 : Masai Mara Game – Drive To Lake Nakuru National Park

Breakfast will be served at your lodge then board the safari vehicle and drive overland to Lake Nakuru National Park. Lake Nakuru is a shallow alkaline lake famous for its flamingo population estimated to be more than a million hence it is referred to as the ‘Birds Paradise’ by bird watchers and the rhino population.

Lunch enroute arrive early afternoon at Lake Nakuru. Depart at around 16:00hrs for an afternoon game viewing and return back to the camp before sunset. In addition to the flamingoes, the lake draws more than 450 species of birds.

There are no elephants in the park but the other big five can be spotted including tree climbing lions. Large animals which strive in the dry land surrounding the lake such as Rothschild giraffe, Cape buffaloes, Waterbucks, Gazelles, Leopard and primates etc can be spotted as well at the park.

Overnight at the Lake Nakuru WCK Guest House or Similar

• Main destination: Lake Nakuru National Reserve
• Accommodation: Sarova Lion Hill lodge or Lake Nakuru Lodge or similar
• Meals & drinks: All Meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4 : Lake Nakuru – Drive To Amboseli National Park

After breakfast morning game viewing drive later depart by road and return to Nairobi and proceed overland through Kamba land dotted with circular houses and few shopping centers as well as Masai land to Amboseli National Park situated at the foot of the highest mountain in Africa.

Mt. Kilimanjaro is the highest free standing mountain in the world. Lunch served enroute to Amboseli arriving early afternoon. Depart for an afternoon game viewing and return back to the camp before sunset.

The park has large herds of wildebeest, zebras, elephants, giraffes, lions and a variety of other animals and birds all of which are attracted to this park due to its permanent supply of water from Mt. Kilimanjaro’s melting snow.

The elephant population in Amboseli is one of the few that has been able to live undisturbed and the elephant families have been studied by world renowned researcher Cynthia Moss.

Overnight at the Amboseli Sentrim Lodge or Similar

• Main destination: Amboseli National Park
• Accommodation: Sentrim Lodge, AA Lodge, Kibo camp or similar
• Meals & drinks: All Meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5 : Explore Amboseli National Park

This morning we rise early for good views of Mount Kilimanjaro before clouds build up over the summit, we set off for a game drive. Amboseli is an excellent place to view a multitude of wildlife, including everything from Wildebeest to Giraffes to Baboons.

A visit to a Masai village is planned after breakfast at an extra cost. Midday finds us at our lodge for lunch and afternoon rest, followed by another game drive. Amboseli is home to the legendary Masai tribesmen.

Masai warriors are famous and are proud nomadic tribe whose legendary prowess in battle and single-handed acts of bravery in fights with the wild animals are known across the world.

Overnight at Amboseli Kimana Camp or Similar

• Main destination: Amboseli National Park
• Accommodation: Sentrim Lodge, AA Lodge, Kibo camp or similar
• Meals & drinks: All Meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6 : Amboseli – Drive To Arusha

Today we enjoy an early morning game drive. After breakfast, by road drive to Kenya and Tanzania boarder point Namanga, after all the emigrational formalities drive to Arusha with your driver guide on the Tanzanian side. Checks in into your Arusha hotel with Lunch spend the rest of the afternoon at leisure dinner and overnight.

• Main destination: Arusha
• Accommodation: Arusha center inn
•  Meals & drinks: All Meals and Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7 : Arusha - Lake Manyara

Picked up from your hotel Arusha at 7:30 am and journey to the small yet diverse Lake Manyara National Park, This park which stretches along the Rift Valley Escarpment, is named after the shallow alkaline Lake Manyara. The lake can be seen through a hue of pink, due to the large numbers of flamingos, seasonally flocking to its shores. The more than 400 species of birds make this park a bird lovers’ paradise and on any given day 100 different species can be observed.

Apart from the avian inhabitants, giraffes, elephants, monkeys and antelopes can be spotted in the forest, acacia trees and grasslands. With a bit of luck you will be able to catch a glimpse of the famous tree-climbing lions, a somewhat uncommon trait for these large cats. After a thorough exploration of the park, you will leave and travel to the town of Mto wa Mbu where you will spend dinner and overnight at Panaroma campsite/ sun bright campsite or similar.

• Main destination: Lake Manyara National Park
• Accommodation: Bougainvillea Safari Lodge
•  Meals & drinks: All Meals and Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8 : Lake Manyara - Serengeti National Park

Depart after breakfast for the safari to Serengeti National park where you arrive for hot lunch, afternoon game drives in the park with your picnic lunch this park contain million and a half plains’ game, the greatest and most spectacular concentration of animals anywhere in the world the greatest and most spectacular concentration of animals anywhere in the world it is not unusual to see 40 or more lions in a day’s game viewing the bulk of the area consists of vast open plains with lofty rocky outcrops, also found are acacia and Savannah woodland and scrub forested and mature trees rivers an occasional swamp and small lake.

Serengeti National park is one of the best-known wildlife sanctuaries in the world and symbolizes the classic Africa safaris with more than 2million Zebras and it has greatest concentration of plains game in Africa the it’s also symbolize with the annual wildebeest and Zebras migration. Overnight at the Seronera campsite or similar.

• Main destination: Serengeti National Park
• Accommodation: Kati Kati Tented Camp
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9 : Serengeti National Park -Ngorongoro Crater

Early morning game drive then leave Serengeti to Ngorongoro Via Olduvai Gorge with optional stop over at Oldvia gorge where remains of animals that lived and died more than 2millions years ago area found the guide will give you on site information of the gorge before you proceed with your safari you will explore various area such as Moro Kopje’s the extensive grassland interspersed with Kopje’ rocky outcrop like Island the flat plain each with their own the Saronera River flows through the park providing habitats for varieties of birds mammals and reptiles proceed to Nabi hills picnic lunch will be served at picnic site drive to Malanji depression entering Ngorongoro crater are in the evening and direct to your campsite the drive is amortizable with clouds rolling over the rim like a mist waterfall, the whole setting is a dreamy and unique Africa Masai campsite safari fit into contours of the Ngorongoro crater rim dinner and overnight at your Simba campsite on full board basis or similar.

• Main destination: Ngorongoro Crater
• Accommodation: Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 10 : Ngorongoro Crater -Arusha

This morning better prepare self for Ngorongoro Crater – The Eden of Africa: The Crater is Twelve miles wide, home to the rare Black Rhino and has its own Soda Lake. The high concentration of wild animals in the Crater area means that you are likely to see the African Big Five in a short period of time. As we descend 2,200 feet into the Crater, experience a thrilling day among Africa’s Big Five: the Lion, the Elephant, the Buffalo, the Black Rhino the Leopard, zebras, hippos, hyenas, wildebeests, warthogs and many more you will leave the Ngorongoro in the late afternoon and proceed to Arusha town follow by drop off at Arusha by 4:00 pm where the safari end.

• Main destination: Arusha
• Accommodation: End of tour (no accommodation)
• Meals & drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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